Detention River Entrance Weather Forecast

    • 10
    • 17

    Showers. Windy

    • 4
    • 13

    Showers increasing. Windy

    • 7
    • 15

    Possible shower. Windy

    • 9
    • 17

    Partly cloudy

    • 7
    • 18

    Mostly sunny

    • 7
    • 18

    Partly cloudy

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    • 17

    Cloudy

Today 6 May North West Coast

Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, becoming less likely in the evening. Snow falling above 900 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far west in the evening. Possible small hail in the evening. Winds west to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h turning southwesterly in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures between 13 and 17.

Central North Coastal Waters

Stanley to Flinders Island
Wind
West to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening. Winds turning southwesterly in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
Westerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.
Weather
Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers, with possible small hail this evening.
Weather Situation
A cold front approaches Tasmania from the west and is forecast to cross the state on Wednesday. In its wake, a cold southwesterly airstream will prevail on Thursday and Friday, before weakening on Saturday as a ridge of high pressure moves in from the west.
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May Temperature

Burnie Airport (27km)

  • Lowest 1 May, 2026

    7.4 °C

  • Average May

    14.3 °C

  • Highest 1 May, 2026

    20 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Burnie Airport (27km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    7.7 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    12.6 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    17.6 °C
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